Sirolli Shut Up And Listening Analysis

An integral part of the film were the interviews and the information they relayed. These interviews provided appeals to ethos, and logos. Appeals to ethos were seen through interviews with Magatte Wade and Daniel Jean Lewis. Wade offered information regarding the ideas that Africa is poor or weak, and refuted it. Wades arguments appealed to ethos by questioning the ethics behind our yearning to help. Lewis also appealed to ethics by refusing the idea that we needed to help impoverished people, by sending them free stuff. Lewis’s argument works towards the appeal to ethics, because it attacks a capitalistic and western criticism. In the west, we often hear people criticize others for receiving, “handouts,” but we then send money to NGO’s to give people free stuff in other countries. The same logic should apply, though, therefore revealing the illogical approaches made by the west. The film appeals to logic by using statistics and facts in these interviews. Two examples of this are seen with Timothy Schwartz, and anthropologist in Haiti, and Hernando de Soto, an economist. Schwartz’s appeal comes from his explanation of the disproportionate import and export trade between Haiti and the United States. His explanation of the surplus’ being imported, killing local industry, creates and appeal to logic, between the film and the audience. Hernando De Soto’s argument works in a

methods, he inspired his students to be themselves and act like individuals. He teaches them to

In “The Singer Solution to World Poverty,” Peter Singer advises his pursuers about the deformities in the public eye's endeavor toward world destitution and the issues related with it through outlines using a hypothetical debate to express that people should give the majority of their pointless pay to abroad guide affiliations. Singer utilizes theoretical strategies to accomplish his goal of getting perusers to truly believe his musings and change their qualities and traditions.He uses a frustrated but yet straightforward tone in this article and shows his perspective in an enthusiastic way by giving various hypothetical illustrations. Singers purpose of the story is that it isn't right for individuals to spend their cash on unnecessary things, for example, excursions and eating out when there are kids experiencing hunger all over the world. In spite of the fact that, Singer offers an answer for neediness, his reaction bodes well sensibly however it isn't viable.

It realty shouldn't take much put of a person to help others. Although the video didn't show one of life's greatest friend (Karma) which is basically. What goes around comes back around. This would have been a great scene to add in the video. To show the audience that helping others will always return to you. Instead it showed a man that wanted to give to people and did not want anything in return. This video took a total turn that I wasn't expecting. This is a story of a kind and humble man. That wants nothing in return but peace. This message could also be trying to encourage others to become more generous. But we all know in today's society , this is pretty much nonexistence. There is so much violence going on in today's world. So many people want to be the chief and filled with pride. Then there are some that just wants to be heard. But the High Seat is not looking around to see the bigger picture, and how it is affecting families. Plenty countries in this world needs help with educational funding, housing development, and employment opportunities. We all know that the government ,or High Seat has the will to help the countries and communities with their financial struggles. It all starts off with basic foundation of success. No education, no future career goals, no life. Instead very few people are taking matters into their own hands, such as the man in the video. Doesn't really look like he

This has as a result those who really need help are still not being helped, the poor class. He argues that other countries are not to be blamed for each country false to provide a better life to their people and that government should be changed their system.

do, he put on a theatrical performance about his beliefs and ideals in the process of fulfilling his believed

The main purpose or argument in this article is that Peter Singer believes that richer nations should give assistance to other nations who are in need, in order to prevent unnecessary suffering and death. He used the situation in East Bengal in 1971 as an example for when he

We all heard countless solutions on how to solve world poverty. In Peter Singer’s article “Rich and Poor”, he discusses how he thinks this problem can be fixed. Singer claims that we all have a responsibility to support people who are in extreme need and are suffering from absolute poverty. Singer believes that poverty could be fixed if people give up their luxuries and give the money that they spent on unnecessary things to those who are destitute. In Singer 's mind, we all have a duty to give until we are no longer able to, or until the problem with the world poverty will be solved. Singer feels that it is necessary for people who are more wealthy to help those who are less fortunate by donating money right away to organizations that help fight poverty. In his opinion, by not helping those in need we are negatively responsible for their suffering and thus failing to live a moral life.

As a human, I felt obligated to be supportive and help those who need it, if it doesn’t take much to help that person or their benefits aren’t detrimental to me. But after reading On the Supposed Obligation to Relieve Famine, I realized that I should re-evaluate the situation and determine if the individual deserves the assistance. Although I will not settle completely on one side or the other, I have reconsidered my viewpoints, in terms of should I be compelled to help if the person is a good candidate for the assistance. Singer has exposed me to the idea of taking more action in helping those in need, while Kekes has directly convinced me to analyze the situation, the background, the reason for help, and determine if my efforts will be

motivation to do whatever he had to do to make sure his family survived such a depressing era.

Singer’s arguments rest on the simple assumption that suffering, from lack of basic resources, is bad. Accordingly, his argument is that the way people in prosperous countries respond to situations like that in Bengal is not morally justified. His argument is that if we have the power to prevent bad situations from occurring, “without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance,” (Singer, 231) then we have a moral obligation to do so. In order to get people to give the appropriate amount of money Singer insinuates that the social distinction between duty and charity must be reconsidered. Moreover, charity should no longer be seen as a supererogatory act, or rather an act that is socially perceived as virtuous but has no social consequences if ignored. Thus, his

Since 1991, the southern half of Somalia, a poverty stricken African nation, has seen various tribal militias battle for dominance and power over individual regions of the country. Violence has plagued Mogadishu, the capital, since warlords ousted the former president. Mere months after the collapse of the government, men, women and children in torn clothes ran helplessly towards packages dropped from military planes towards the hot sand of their tiny village. This action was one of many attempts to help underdeveloped nations receive food by the United Nations' World Food Programme. Within his article titled "Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor", Garret Hardin, a well-known philosopher of ecology, analyzes the difficulty

The struggles of William and his people touched me deeply and moved me to wonder if anything had been done to help the Malawians in their time of need. Were such a catastrophe to occur in the United States the outcry of the public would only be outdone by the victims of the problem themselves. Yet in Malawi what few questions were put to their tyrannical government were crushed with an iron fist and there was nothing more to be said. Thus it was from the hands of foreign powers that some small relief came. Michael Wines of The New York Times reported that the United States in association with the World Food Program stepped in almost immediately to assist with the food shortage (Wines). But some did not consider this assistance the wisest course of action. In light of the fraudulent Malawian governments' penchant for conveniently misplacing funds it was said that they should be left to their own devices. Fred Smith, Jr, President of Competitive Enterprise Institute claimed as much, saying, “One of the

Peter Singer said; “If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it” (Famine, Affluence, and Morality). As human beings, we have a moral compulsion to help other people, despite the verity that they may be strangers, especially when whatever type of aid we may render can in no approach have a more significant consequence on our own life.

     Arguments often times arise when people believe they would not be helping a situation that will only worsen. Worsen in the sense that, no matter how many efforts are made, the problem will not be reduced due to overpopulation. It is never heartening to hear that in the next ten-to-fifteen years the nation you helped will one again be overpopulated, and their need will be greater. It lends the idea that aiding the poor is only excuses to reproduce, therefore, causing more disease, hunger and famine. It is the general idea that qualities of life will never changes, while the number of people will (Singer 340.)